Overview
- Provides state-of-the-art information on the latest dyke research
- Focuses on mafic dyke swarms and related topics
- Appeals to earth scientists, including petrologists, geochemists, geophysicists, planetary scientists, economic geologists, and climate change experts
Part of the book series: Springer Geology (SPRINGERGEOL)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
About this book
Continuing the tradition of International Dyke Conference, this book is largely based on contributions from the IDC7 but also includes some chapters by invitation. It focuses on mafic dyke swarms and related associations: e.g. links with sills, kimberlites, syenites, carbonatites, and volcanics, discussing the following themes: (i) regional maps/reviews of dyke swarms and related units, (ii) the role of giant dyke swarms in the reconstruction of supercontinents/paleocontinents, (iii) mapping of dykes using remote sensing techniques, (iv) geochronology of dyke swarms, (v) petrology, geochemistry and petrogenesis of dykes, (vi) emplacement mechanism of dykes, (vii) dyke swarms and planetary bodies, and (viii) links to mineralization and resources.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
i. Precambrian Mafic Igneous Complexes, particularly dyke swarms and associated volcanic rocks from the Bastar craton, Dharwar craton and Arunanchal Himalaya
ii. Ultramafic–Alkaline–Carbonatite Complexes of western, southern, and northeastern India
iii. Lamprophyres, lamproites, and kimberlites of the Mahakoshal supracrustal belt and Bastar craton (Central India), Damodar valley, East Gondwana (Eastern India), and Eastern Dharwar craton, and
iv. the Andaman Ophiolite suite
Prof. Richard Ernst is a Scientist in Residence at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada and a Guest Professor at Tomsk State University (TSU), Siberia, Russia. His research is focused on all aspects of Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and links with mineral, metal and hydrocarbon resource exploration, supercontinent breakup, catastrophic environmental/climate change including mass extinction events, and planetary analogues. He is the author of Large Igneous Provinces, published in 2014 by Cambridge University Press.
Prof Peng Peng is currently working at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is a petrologist and geochemist interested in using mafic dyke swarms, greenstone belts and other associated records to reveal the forming and early evolution of the continental crust and the lithosphere, as well as the palaeogeography of Precambrian supercontinents.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Dyke Swarms of the World: A Modern Perspective
Editors: Rajesh K. Srivastava, Richard E. Ernst, Peng Peng
Series Title: Springer Geology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1666-1
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-1665-4Published: 28 November 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-1666-1Published: 19 November 2018
Series ISSN: 2197-9545
Series E-ISSN: 2197-9553
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 492
Number of Illustrations: 37 b/w illustrations, 117 illustrations in colour
Topics: Sedimentology, Geophysics/Geodesy, Geochemistry